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By Michael Dapper
VRA Page Webmaster
He’s know as “Roadkill” and he’s also known as the World’s Highest Mileage Victory Rider.
Unfortunately, by the time you read this, he very well might have passed his next key milestone, but we’ll report it anyway: As of April 20, 2008, Roadkill (aka Tim Werder) was reporting 197,328 on his V92C.
The trouble with Roadkill is that when he approaches a monster milestone like the 200,000-mile mark, you half-expect he’ll keep riding until he hits the mark rather than stopping for, say, sleep, meals, etc.
If memory serves, when he was on the brink of becoming the first Victory Rider to ever roll past the 100,000-mile mark on his Victory, he planned a celebratory Sunday ride with some friends. Well, he had a new stereo on the bike he wanted to check out, so he went for a spin before they arrived.
For Roadkill, a “spin” – any time of year – could wear out a set of tires and numerous three oil changes. (Amsoil, no doubt!) So while he was on his stereo shake-down ride, he rolled past the 100,000-mile mark. He just couldn’t wait. He still went for the ride with his friends and they still celebrated, but he couldn’t wait for their presence to ride past 100k.
So – tick, tick tick, click, click, click – as you read this, Roadkill might be rolling through a New York forest, watching as the odometer puts him even higher into the Victory Rider stratosphere.
Congrats, Roadkill. Ride on.
Busy Summer Ahead
This is shaping up to be the busiest year in the history of Victory Motorcycles. There are dozens of Victory Challenge Demo events at dealerships from coast to coast, so be sure to check the tour schedule or ask your dealer if the Victory 18-wheelers are stopping by soon with their fleets of demo bikes.
Here are the upcoming national motorcycles events at which Victory will take part:
• Laughlin [NV] River Run is April 23-27.
• Myrtle Beach [SC] Bike Week is May 14-18.
• Americade is June 2-7. Look for Victory in a new location in Lake George, NY.
• Laconia [NH] Motorcycle Week is June 14-21.
• The Honda Hoot is June 18-21. Hoo! Hoo!
• Thunder in the Valley is June 26-29 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
• Sturgis is August 4-10. Watch for event details and VRA Party registration online in the near future.
• The American Victory Rally is August 15-16 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Register online now and watch the website for updates on AVR activities.
Recommended Reading
Many of us spend a lot of time on our computers, either working or surfing around to learn what’s new and what’s interesting. here are a few sites worth checking out:
Bums on Bikes
• These New Zealand “Bums on Bikes” are having too much fun. But you can live vicariously through their reports as they travel the world on Victory Visions.
[Victory] Vision-Riders
• A must-bookmark site for Victory Vision riders.
Victory Ride Gear
• Here are some riding jackets with specialized graphics for military personnel and veterans. “No one knows Victory, like those who serve…”
Ghost Army
• Not a motorcycle site, but the Ghost Army was a fascinating outfit that played a key role in the allies’ success in WW II. We’re currently reading about them in the book, “Ghost Army of World War II” by Jack Kneece (Pelican Publishing Co., 2001).
If you’ve got an interesting site for Victory Riders to check out, or a good book for a summer read, tell us about it.
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